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21774

ZIP 21774 is New Market, Maryland, in Frederick County; area codes 240 and 301; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Population
17,134
Coordinates
39.4102, -77.2742
☼ Live from 21774 — New Market, MD

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Where 21774 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 21774
  • 🔢 Type 21774 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLLIZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 21,774 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 191. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101010100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 21773 (Myersville, MD, 17 mi away) and 21775 (New Midway, MD, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 21774 becomes 47712 — and that is a real ZIP code: Evansville, IN, 569 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12477, 12747, 14727, 14772, 17247, 17724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77412 in Altair, TX, 1,283 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,132 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 21774 and you would come out at 39.41°S, 102.73°E — 898 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 14.2 square miles of land, 21774 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,134This ZIP17,134
Households5,647This ZIP5,647
Housing units5,766This ZIP5,766
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Maryland39.4US 38.9
Median household income$171,103This ZIP$171,103Maryland$103,678US $80,734
Median home value$541,000This ZIP$541,000Maryland$419,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,494This ZIP$2,494Maryland$1,705US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.6%This ZIP61.6%
Mean commute39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min
Population density1,210.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,210.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees1,401This ZIP1,401
Annual payroll$61,303,000This ZIP$61,303,000
Tax returns filed8,630This ZIP8,630
Total adjusted gross income$1,127,211,000This ZIP$1,127,211,000

Land area

Land area14.16 sq miThis ZIP14.16 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 21774

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ZIP codes near 21774

ZIPCityDistance
21701 Frederick, MD 3.9 mi
21770 Monrovia, MD 4.3 mi
21762 Libertytown, MD 5.1 mi
21754 Ijamsville, MD 5.8 mi
21771 Mount Airy, MD 6.3 mi
21792 Unionville, MD 6.5 mi
21793 Walkersville, MD 6.6 mi
21704 Frederick, MD 6.6 mi
21705 Frederick, MD 7.3 mi
21709 Frederick, MD 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 21774?

21774 is in New Market, Maryland, in Frederick County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4102, -77.2742.

What county is 21774 in?

21774 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 21774?

New Market uses area codes 240 and 301, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 21774 in?

21774 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 21774?

About 17,134 people live in ZIP code 21774, in 5,647 households, at 1,210.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 21774?

$171,103 a year, against $103,678 across Maryland.

What ZIP codes are near 21774?

The closest are 21701 (3.9 mi), 21770 (4.3 mi), 21762 (5.1 mi), 21754 (5.8 mi) and 21771 (6.3 mi).

Is 21774 a PO Box ZIP code?

21774 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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